Some of you probably don't know this, but YouTube on your PC or laptop can actually be controlled from any smartphone, without installing any apps or linking the two over a network. All you need to do is use YouTube TV.

As Redditor circasurviv3 points out, it's a simple process. Just go to www.youtube.com/tv on your computer and press "S" to bring up the search menu. You'll get a prompt to pair your PC with your smartphone by going to www.youtube.com/pair from your handset and typing the code provided. And that's it, you're controlling YouTube on your PC from your smartphone.